The Devil's Half Mile [electronic resource] : A gripping historical crime for fans of C. J. Sansom
Hirsch, Paddy2018
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Golden Hill meet Gangs of New YorkNew York, 1799: Justy Flanagan, lawyer, soldier, policeman, has returned to his native city, bloodied and battered after fighting in the Irish Rebellion against the English. Determined to hunt down the man who murdered his father, his inquiries lead him to Wall Street and the fledgling stock market there. But as his investigations into the past move ahead, the horrific murders of young slave women in the present start to occupy his time. Convinced that there is a link between his father's murder, the deaths of the young women, and amassive fraud that nearly destroyed New York's economy, Justy can trust no one. As the conspiracy deepens, it becomes clear that those involved will stop atnothing to keep their secrets. Justy is forced to choose: will he betray his father's memory, compromise his integrity, and risk the lives of his closest friends, to get to the bottom of a tale so dangerous, it could change the landscape of America forever?
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Author:
Hirsch, Paddy, authorCloud
Imprint:
[S.l.] : Atlantic Books, 2018.
Collation:
1 online resource
Series:
Lawless New York
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Electronic book.Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Atlantic Books 2018 Available via World Wide Web.
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Format: Adobe EPUBRequires: cloudLibrary (file size: 2.7 MB)
ISBN:
9781786493538
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English
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BRN:
654187